The Natural Energy Company offers a comprehensive Home Energy Survey.

Why the survey will help you

If you are considering installing a renewable energy alternative in your property, you need to ensure that the system you choose will do the job you expect it to do. There is no point in investing in an installation that is inappropriate, as you are likely to be disappointed. The Home Energy Survey will collect a mass of data that will allow you to make a reasoned and informed choice about what is right for both you and your home.

What does it cost?

We price the survey per room, depending on the number of rooms and size of property.The cost of your survey is redeemable against the value of the installation of an Altherma heating system carried out by The Natural Energy Company.We will honour this for a period of 12 months from the date of the survey.

What does it involve?

The survey may typically take several hours and will involve measuring the proportions of your home including the size of the windows. Data will be gathered regarding the building construction, level of insulation installed, glazing type, and heating and hot water systems. We would ideally require access to all rooms including the loft space and any information about fuel usage, such as heating bills will help us to ensure the accuracy of the data. The time of day is not so important, so if an evening is best for you then we will do our best to help.

On completion of the data gathering we would undertake the Thermal Imaging survey; this will concentrate on likely problem areas. During the survey we would be happy to answer any questions you might have about energy efficiency, though would reserve any firm recommendations until we have processed the data.

Your Home Energy Survey report will give you:

• Bespoke report for your home
• Identifies how well your existing heating system is performing
• Heat loss assessment - where is your home using and losing heat and electrical energy?
• SAP & NHER assessment
• Carbon Dioxide emissions
• Behaviour analysis
• Options available for energy saving complete with estimated installation costs and associated payback
• Full and easy-to-understand report with recommendations for further action and likely amount of potential savings

A standard SAP survey does not provide enough data to provide accurate analysis to make recommendations for the installation of Energy Alternatives.We use the SAP survey as just one part of the survey.

In the interests of the environment, we will provide the Report to you electronically (PDF). However we can, on request, produce the document in hard copy at no extra charge, although as part of our strategy to encourage a sustainable approach to our lives and environment, we may review this.